FELDSTED: Above all, we must ensure that our immigration system is orderly, fair and meets the needs of our society

'A cage without walls': Once in South Korea, North Koreans have little chance of getting asylum elsewhere

Jennifer Yoon ~~ CBC News ~~ Sep 09, 2018

Jo Hye Kyung beat the odds: She made a dangerous escape from North Korea 20 years ago and eventually made her way to Canada and a new life. But because she initially settled in South Korea, her life in Toronto may soon be uprooted.

As soon as North Koreans enter South Korea, they are granted citizenship, but that makes them ineligible to apply for asylum in Canada since South Korea is considered a safe country. Which is why they end up applying for refugee status as North Koreans without declaring their South Korean citizenship.

Immigration, in Canada, appears to be in total disarray. And why you ask?  All you have to do is ask, “What is the difference between asylum seekers who come to Canada via South Korea and those who come here from the USA?”

Surly the same ‘international obligations’ cited by our Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apply to both.

The automatic citizenship afforded by South Korea, to North Korean refugees, is unusual. It appears to violate personal freedoms and rights as no application or request for citizenship was made. That should be a factor in considering deportation.

We are conditioned to believe that prejudice and discrimination are exclusive to white North American males. Believe what if you wish, but tribal conflicts, discrimination, prejudice, slavery and racism plagued mankind long before Christianity, Judaism and Islamism. No nation, race or tribe is immune.

Progressives in our society treat their ‘enlightenment’ as children with a new kaleidoscope, marveling at the wonders they perceive, but blinded to prejudices of the minorities they are proud of sheltering. They are people with the same flaws we all share.

The inconsistencies being shown, in our treatment of immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, are troubling. Around that troubling fact comes this belief, “We owe those who seek to become Canadians, as well as ourselves, consistency in our approach and compassion.”

Above all, we must ensure that our immigration system is orderly, fair and meets the needs of our society. We appear to have lost control over orderly immigration, and it now seems we are swamped with ad hoc and unlawful refugees. That is an unacceptable lack of planning, not compassion, and it is costing us dearly.

John Feldsted grew up in a conservative family with a deep interest in arts, history and law. Reading was a requisite to education. Over the years he has actively participated in politics at the civic, provincial and federal levels in Alberta, Manitoba and Ontario. He is steadfastly conservative although various conservative parties are not.

Says John, "The lust for power tends to overcome adherence to principles, so I am at times critical of conservative party actions."